About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Self-question

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of self-questioning
• Identify character's point of view
• Manipulate initial sounds
• Understand that some consonants are silent and that /n/ may be represented by n or kn
• Recognize and understand present verb tense
• Understand and match contractions

Materials

• Book -- Alistair's Night (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Point of view, silent letters, contractions worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: there, it's, to, get, up, what, are, my, you, me, that, out, go, with, here, come, I'm
• Content words: dong, grandfather clock, pounce, entertain(ing), vase, dangerous, burglars